Interested in trying new dishes? Here are a few notable dishes worth trying.
Japanese Food
Sushi, Sashimi, Ramen are some of the Japanese delicacies you can find in Asian Restaurant menu cards. These have fresh ingredients and have been Indianised a bit to suit our pallets. Sushi is rice rolls with fresh vegetables or meat especially seafood, all wrapped in black seaweed wrappers also called as nori. They are usually eaten with fermented soy sauce or wasabi. Sashimi on other hand is fresh seafood cut laterally. Ramen is a bowl of delicious broth with noodles served with vegetables and meat.
Bao
This is a Chinese delicacy. It is soft bread with filling in the middle. Usually, the stuffing is of meat but restaurants offer stuffings like mushrooms and paneer too. The bread is the star of this dish and usually, it is of 5cm.
Thai Food
Phad Thai Noodles, Thai Red/Green Curry are first few dishes that you would love on trying Thai Cuisine. These are spicy, tangy and sweet and are surely addictive. They have a good amount of veggies and meat in them making them a healthier option too.
Shawarma, Falafel, Hummus
These middle eastern dishes are made from simple ingredients and taste delicious too. They are high in protein and make a real good snack. Shawarma consists of pita bread, pickled vegetables, and meat or paneer along with the sauce. The meat used in this dish is usually stacked and roasted slowly. It is cut whenever it needs to be served. Falafel and hummus are made from chick peas. Falafels are fritters of them while hummus can be called as chutney/dip eaten with raw carrots, chips etc.The dips have variations like the inclusion of red peppers, roasted carrots or beetroots along with chickpeas.
Pasta
Pasta has become widely available in India recently. It is easy to cook and taste has been Indianised to its best. Lasagne, Risotto, Gnocchi and pasta of various shapes soaked in tomato or pesto sauce are dishes worth trying.
Bunny Chow
It is a South African Dish. It has curry in a bread bowl. The curry could be vegetarian or filled with meat.
Mexican
Tacos, Nachos, Burritos, Mexican rice are some of the hit options among Mexican dishes. The spiciness and cheese will make you want more of it.
Fondue
Cheese and chocolate fondue are sauces of cheese or chocolate kept warm usually eaten by dipping fruits like strawberries, bananas in the case of chocolate fondue and chips or veggies like roasted broccoli, cauliflower, carrots etc. for cheese one.
Cheesecake, Macarons, baklava
Cheesecake consists of soft crushed biscuit base and a layer of soft creamy cheese. Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Strawberry cheesecakes are some of the most commonly fond ones. Macarons are small biscuits with cream in between and are usually bite-sized. Baklava on other hand is layers of pastry sheets with sugar syrup.
These are just a few dishes to name. India has been welcoming to try new dishes and has added its own flavor to most of them.The best part is you can make these at home as there are sites guiding you to make it.
